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Obituary - RITA H. WEISSMANN

Rita H. Weissmann, age 88, of Lake Mary, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. A native of New York City, she was the daughter of the late Solomon and Ruth Bloom Grober. Rita was a accomplished commercial costume designer and earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University. She was married to the late Robert I. Weissmann for moe than 65 years when he passed away in September 2016. They lived in New York prior to relocating to the Oralndo area in 1995.

Rita is survived by her son, Richard (Mara) Weissmann of Guilford, Ct., and daughter, Jillian Weissmann of Longwood. She was the proud grandmother of Eitan, Dayna (Zach), Sophia, Ethan, Gabriel, Noah and Jordan (Jesse). In addition to her husband and parents, Rita was predeceased by her son, Marc, and her brother, Marvin Grober.

In memory of Rita H. Weissmann, the family requests contributions to Hadassah (www.hadassah.org) or the Epilepsy Foundation (www.epilepsy.org).

 

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